South all-star Austin Oberdorf told coach Andy Brown he would scored a touchdown if given the ball late Friday. North all-star Shakyil Murphy stood up at a pregame banquet Thursday and said he was the best defensive tackle there, while teammate Spencer Underdown envisioned intercepting his first scholastic pass.

If one wants an idea of how well things went for Williamsport in its season opener Friday consider this: Following consecutive second quarter touchdowns, Williamsport botched the extra point attempt. But both times, Desmond Johnson and Austin Robinson rolled right and hit Sam Mason for two-point conversions.